A client asked me today, “How do you deal with uncertainty?” What a great question!

We can go one of two directions with uncertainty: We can go numb, decrease our awareness, and become less present. Or, we can wake up and become more present.

Here’s the thing ~ certainty is an illusion. There are no guarantees. Things change constantly. Chasing certainty is a fool’s errand.

I told her that there was no guarantee that I would live through our phone call. So I can either go numb to that possibility or wake up and become more present to that fact that I’m doing what I love and am on the phone with some people that I love and appreciate. And I darn well better give them the best that I have!

At this point I got totally choked up ~ being present brought up so much positive emotion!

That’s the gift of uncertainty ~ presence and the demand for our best ~ should we choose to accept this gift. Or, we could just go numb and shut down.

Much love,